International tourism, number of arrivals in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: International tourism, number of arrivals was 31,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in New Caledonia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 31,000 for international tourism, number of arrivals in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.2% on the previous year and down 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in New Caledonia peaked at 130,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31,000, in 2020.
New Caledonia ranks 189th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in New Caledonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 86,000 | — |
| 1996 | 91,000 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 105,000 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | 104,000 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 100,000 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 110,000 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 101,000 | -8.2% |
| 2002 | 104,000 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 102,000 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 100,000 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 101,000 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 103,000 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 104,000 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99,000 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 99,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 112,000 | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 112,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 108,000 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 107,000 | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 114,000 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 116,000 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 121,000 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 120,000 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 130,000 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 31,000 | -76.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97,200 | 86,000 | 105,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 102,400 | 99,000 | 110,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113,900 | 99,000 | 130,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,000 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Caledonia
- 186 Bermuda 51,400 compare
- 187 Papua New Guinea 39,000 compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 33,400 compare
- 190 Bhutan 29,800 compare
- 191 Republic of Moldova 29,000 compare
- 192 Samoa 23,900 compare
More private sector data for New Caledonia
- Merchandise trade 41.1% (2024)
- Food imports 15.8% (2015)
- Manufactures imports 56.5% (2015)
- Merchandise imports 2.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.4% (2015)
- Manufactures exports 59.0% (2015)
- Merchandise exports 1.26 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,283 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1447 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in New Caledonia?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in New Caledonia was 31,000 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 130,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,000 in 2020.
- How does New Caledonia rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- New Caledonia ranks 189th out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Caledonia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.